Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kuban Kholding 2nd with 51 points, Druzhba 1st with 16, 35 apart. Kuban Kholding had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.86/0.43 for Druzhba and 1.85/0.88 for Kuban Kholding (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Druzhba, 3 for Kuban Kholding and 0 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Stadion Druzhba staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Druzhba led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Druzhba: Gadzhimurad Abdullaev (21'), Eddi Tsanava (51'), Gadzhimurad Abdullaev (72') · Kuban Kholding: Nikita Fadeev (52')
Key stats
Corners: 3-4